Accountants perform an essential role in just about every organisation around the world. As technology and business environments change, companies, governments and non-profits need skilled professionals to guide them in making financial and strategic decisions based on sound interpretations of accurate and reliable data and intelligence.

UNE's Graduate Certificate in Accounting will build on your skills and knowledge to allow you to lead the way towards making informed decisions in the workplace.

Completing this course will also set you on the path towards full accreditation with the peak professional accounting bodies.

Why study the Graduate Certificate in Accounting with UNE?

Whether you already have a bachelor degree but need four more units to gain accreditation with the professional accounting bodies or you don't have a degree but have at least five years of relevant work experience, our Graduate Certificate in Accounting is designed for you.

This course will also enable you to continue to high-level accounting studies such as the Graduate Diploma in Accounting and the Master of Professional Accounting.

What makes our course different?

Our Graduate Certificate in Accounting builds on your skills and knowledge and will set you on the path toward accounting accreditation. You will have opportunities to:

• Hone your knowledge of the latest theories and practice in accounting, finance, economics and law.
• Work towards recognition by the major Australian professional accounting bodies. By completing this course, you will be on your way to accreditation with the professional accounting bodies.
• Progress on your pathway to becoming a tax practitioner.
• Gain entry to the Master of Professional Accounting.
• Choose when and where you study with this online-only program. UNE has the longest tradition of distance education of any university in Australia, so you can rest assured you'll receive high-quality education.
• Attend option face-to-face weekend schools, available for some units.

Students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.

Units are drawn from the Master of Professional Accounting and may cover introductory as well as advanced units in accounting, finance, systems, law, auditing, economics and business statistics.

For students admitted through OUA and UNE:

To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 24 credit points including at least 18 credit points at 400-level and not more than 6 credit points at 500-level as approved by the course coordinator.

• Core Units
• Listed Units

See UNE Handbook for more details. The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course plans, exit awards, intensive schools, and work placement requirements.

Use this course to future proof your career, enhance your career opportunities in accounting or to satisfy the entry requirements of the professional accounting organisations.

Careers you could consider include:

• professional accountant
• financial or budget analyst in a commercial enterprise
• data analyst in a financial institution
• entrepreneur or small business owner
• agribusiness manager or consultant.

A candidate shall: (a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification or above; (b) have at least five years'' of relevant work experience; Relevant work experience refers to a position of res

An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or a PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.